Similiclava nivea  (White Hydroid)

© Neil McDaniel (Photo ID #74420)

Photographer's Submitted Details

Photo Location	Prominent Pt., Knight Inlet
Photographer	Neil McDaniel
Habitat	marine, subtidal
Photo Date	May 04, 2014
Upload Date	January 16, 2015
Elevation (m)	-10
Latitude	50.6675
Longitude	-126.009444444444
Photo ID #	74420
Comments	White hydroid. Grows in extensive colonies on rocky substrates, especially in areas of tidal currents. Individual hydranths stand 15 mm high. See Calder, Choong and McDaniel, 2015; Similiclava nivea (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa: Similiclavidae): a new family, genus and species of athecate hydroid from the Pacific coast of North America. Journal of Natural History, DOI 10.1080/00222933.2014.979261